f VOL. XV. c NO. 28
CITY, EDITION.
PORTLAND, OREGON; SU&DAY MORNING, f SEPTEMBER ; 16, -1917.
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Congress Sets Record; for '
Legislative Action Regard-
,'Ing Revenues When Senate
Aist ' en coo nnn rwi!
"Bond Bill Saturday.';; ;
H0PET0R RECESS tHIS
TALL FELT BY -LEADERS
Absent Members Told to 'pet
':on the- Job'. .This .Week;
' La.Follette Fails ln;Attack
.. on, Big Bond' Bill ;for War
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.Wh1riton, Sept 5. (U. P)
-Wlth unanimous - passage by tha
senate today c the $11,538,000,
000 bond bill, congress ended a
$14,000,000,000' week' ! This Is
record' for legislative action -ln-tolTlnaf
revenues.
The ' senate opened the week' by1
passlnr : the $2,416,000,000 war.
revenue bill; the house passed the
'$174,000,000 war Insurance' bill on
Thursday, and , the senate put the
bond bill through, , making a . total
of $14,127,0,00,000.
' The house is nearly ready to
pass the $7,000,000,000 urgent de-'
flcfeoey bHl. ' Senate ,nd ' house
CDniBTBHB KID IHKftKCU m U oaui I ,
k jiVrar.(a.avAi th . riv. l
enne Mil. and to. increase it; by
$81,000,000..- ; , ..
. With th hop of a recess before
'f tfafttbr aeaalon. aenat leadera
I fc December .earton, ent inoin
tonlal.t setjt out pleas to aosen? mem?
berr to8eTfn' th Job' -next wek,'J j
,.U tt thewar ln.urance, bUl J., th.
,ri4lT.t .,.'nn If 1t-iitar nODoaW .
the measure, a cloture petition .wu; -
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a., i..it l.-. .KiLf ff aft.r a
. reasonable time. ,
The Webb export bill, alio wine com.
blnatlona of exporters ; ordinarily
banned; under the Sherman acf, 'will
b, taken up Monday in" the- senate.
Tiie' bond bill went through 'the sen
ate . today . prarttcally as : the house
passed UU aftea La Kollette had failed
In seven attempts to amend 1t - .
.- Wasted Kataxtty" naedr:;
His principal amendment sought to
take from Secretary-McAdoo. the tow
er to fit the Ufa of the tt.009.000,000
new 4 per cent bonds to be lasued. L
Follette wsnted them. redeemed ' la
seven - years and maturity 'definitely
fixed auto years. . His plan.loav l
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The 'Wtsconsla ' senator made his
light the. occasion 'for an attack on
, rwspaper which be said called blm
an - obstruct lonlaUs , h'',.:
"It has come to a point, eakl 1
rollette "U.at -when' d. senator, tries
. to do hla duty In safeguarding the
people's interests, he is criticized or
liamperlng the government in tha con
; nuct of the war. - - - . . . .
ta ToUette Years for Saaate V
"1 say those senators wbo are strid
ing to put legislation through under
tha whip and- spur, are not doing their
duty. . They are tntrodaclng preoe-
Cents which win In time destroy the
senate's usefulness.' - '.
, Tha bond bill provides ll.00A.00Q.0o
for new loana to tha'allles, $1,000,000,
000 to take up per cent already
authorised and $588,000,000 to'take up
Alaska railway, Danish West Indies
and Panama Canal bonds. ? It' also au
thorise $2,000,000,000 abort time cer
tificates of indebtedness and -the same
amount of war savings certificates, to
b Issued In denomination as 'low as
i 14, bearing 4 per cent Interest ud re
deemable tn five years. - - - '
Conferees on the revenue bill 'dis
cussed automobile taxes; with - house
conferees' demanding restoration of the
house tax. of $.68,000,000 in .place wf
the senate's $10,000,000 levy. s:-; .r --i
AS Spending
"Th besji .business w ; have vr
' had." Business Is 60 per cent better
than last year."-- 'Splendid' increases
. being- mde.,V "Collectlona Improving
I00 per cent and mora." ' -. :
These 'are some; of the 'expression's
' being heard from: the business i men
of Portland,-: Of, more than- a. score ot
men engaged In mercantile lines, who
, were interviewed at random by Jour
nal representatives Saturday, Jnot ' one
sounded a pessiraistle note. . -. f
The men Interviewed; were asked to
give extemporaneous comment on con
aitldns. and none had time to prepare
In advarice. v All of them were happy
over the prosperity that haa come to
, them ate result Of th good times
that have -com to Portland.
rev Bank Accounts Open
C tlons ere very cood, it was
' -'. reported.-. Tl.e t -st grade 3
MerQhahts;Report;.Business50 Per Cent BeUerJhan Last;
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V V. g. rroridaa Killioo. "
Xornilorf Under Arreit.
. .. V. B. Vatioaat Absorbs tambsrmsa.
Shipbuilding Stria Called.
Submarine Horror Kalatad. .
Swede lafiwd Clpber PiUf. '
Snulu Suecesset grin- Satiatactloa.
XXlftili cf Bomb Ontraj aVeeelvad. ; :
Aid 8at for Bia Hospital.
Wer Ouirai Tie: EetuiBS. ,
lafflaaer Beutat for Army.
Bocks Contributed for Soldier. '
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Tribute to Senator 1m Today,
Wfta rortlaad Bors t Cans 1
Vortlaad Boy at Oaaia Iswla.
O. ExtAnaion Cot.rasa Aanovaeai
V. of O. Extension C.rae Asnaranood.
Alllsd Basaar t. Ba Brltliaat rnnotica.
War Library fuad Cartaia of Saceess.
ntasra acaia aioant Actmi, -Christmas
Boxes far Scldiers. . --r- y
Xataai World's OraaUr Crater. . -1
EditerisL i- t,
Brtof IsformaUoa, " , . 5
Towa TopHca.. .
"Taak" Battlss Pfadietad. . '
SotectHra Jos Say Kettred.
Sis Cant Fare Jfataarina CaUad Fares.
Mrws f the Courts. . .
Woodcraft Order ) aoss Haw . Pelloios.
Saasoa sf Ootuty fair Oa... . w..:. -
Career f John B. Bowdea. . j :t
rroparty to Be Sold for Ium.' v
Korthwaat Bpraea to Kslv Win War. ,':
ScldiersV Horn Hsarlnc JCoaday.
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northwest la Brisf. ;
' Deataa ta Korth waat. s
IS. ; Orecoa.Wssnaa Baeiatar for War Work.
. Day atnrsery Oooupie Kew Bom.
IB. rerariaa Stadia Korthwsst Conditions.
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Sport,: If aw and Ocsiip
Astomobilas and Good Koada -Xeal
Xttata and Building r
Want Ad t
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Camp Orsana, Charlotts, V. C, Wkar
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Boand-.Vy X)n TaU Wak - : 4
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Photoplay w t x
Sta Chattsr
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Ths Wsek ia Soolsty
Ih BssJm of Kusio
Women Clab Affaira ,
ths Biga JtUcstons By Traak
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SECTION - FIVE rAGES
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Presto, and; Trick
Watch; Disappeared i
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- Bait Franelaco. SeDt. IB.- ill.
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;iV MmiSS
of tem. ber ne trick watch whlh
h ald cost him $300. ,
-;Thl. JvaJcb rang- veT3ri5mlnute,
Ane9WrW ut attachmeat and
e.'f.gtartcr-. - jf j t - "
May era mad rAanjr frlna with It
Pretty wnt M Uo-
H ClJftd -h WOUld Uy Up for
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watch
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a muni tnimis, : i i. .
. . 86curely attached t6 his fold chain,
Meyera found aa ancient. model of the
watch. ' . - v . s - s -
When , he told; the "police about "It.
Meyers said . be vu connected with
tha Dearborn-, Trust comiiany ; back
home. ' " t '
TJ S;JSubmarine . :. , .
?f; Sinks; No One Lost
' TVaahtngton, Sept 1S.-C1- N. S.1--A
United1 States submarine - sank at her
dock at - an Atlantic port yesterday
morning, the navy department an
nounced tonight. 'No details ,were'
given, r Trre announcement reads: , . .
"The cause has not been determined.
It is expected that the submarine' will
be' raised within a few days--when a
full report '.will be made-to the navy
department," No lives were lost. i-.
t..- (i. , , ,i ,1. 1 n.nia 1 .; .. r
Planes iii France ,to ,
:: Get Liberty Motops
TVashlngtonr SepC lS.a. N S.y-i
rha" Liberty 1 motor, the mechanical
m arret upon which the United State
stakes its' hope of taking command- of
the air. is to ba shipped Aa France to
equip American' naval "airplanes 'al
ready there. ' This announcement, wax
made by Secretary Daniels today. ' ; ,
July Food 'Exports
A Worth $7610,000
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WashIngtoni; Sept7j6V l. 1ST. S.-U
Of July exports valued 'at.$J73,000.600,
total food - exports amounted to $76,
510,000, 'the department"' of. commerce
announced thta "afternoon? The .value
of "food exports durlng'July, 1917 was
71.B00.000V- , - .j.
Money Freely
of merchandise are being bought, and
th purchaser pay-s promptly many
with checks. Good wages have meant
Opening of many bank accounts 'in
families ,that , never- knew - what'
check book looked like before.' -,
; Many -. reported . that business- was
growing- better. Others said, it- was
on a steady, " high basis. ; None; said
It was : declining. - Here are the opin
ion of few of the merchants: ti
, Jaeger Brothers,; Jewelers Business
is tover . 80 ; per cent better " this' -year
than laat. The women, are cashing
checks with ,ua rthat their husbands
lormeny catsnea in th saloons. Col
lections are 100 per, cent better; v Wc
are seUing more diamonds than ever
before in the history cf the "firm. Peo
ple are demanding the best jrrade of
goods, solid silver, 14 carat gold-goods,
(Coacl-iiei on P ra Ten Column . Taur)
U. S. nATlOiJAL i
BANK ABSORBS
Bank ' Officials : Announce BJg:
: ;:Merger ,Jhatr Gives ;fort
- Mand One of ilost Powerful
: Financial Houses. on Coast.
C0IfTANl EQUIPMENT--f
M0VED TO NEW, HOME
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Banks Open 'Monday; One
? in Palatial Building of
" --'US; : National t A
. Persistent rumors of a-consolidation
of the United SUtes National and the
Irumbermena national' banka Ahat have
been, prevalent for more -than 8v year
wera borne out with atartllng sudden
ness .Saturday 'when ; 6ffiaJa of th
two institutions' . announced ,that jth
merger, 'had been - completed and - that
the -banks r will open ak - ono Mondat
morning, in -the palatial new. . United
States Bank building at the northwest
corner of Sixth and Stark atreeta. ,
'j-- peal Mads With Xromirt&ss -1
The Lumbermena Rational i virtually
passed out of business as sa corpora
tion, when its doors closed at noon Sat
urday.' - Cons urn mat! on of tha long
planned merger was , the matter - of v
few hours, v The comptroller 'Of cur
rency of tha : United' States .treasury
department, in a long wire to tha
banks Saturday morning, gave permis
sion for the merger, to take place.
inside of a few hours, the final, ar-'
rangements had; bean adjusted.: Move
ment of the Lumbermena books, coin
and necessary equipment started Sat
urday afternoon, and WiU be completed
tonight. - ' :
afortlaaul Oaias FresUge ,
(States - bank becomes '. one of tha moat
powerful financial .houses on' the Pa
cific, coast. - Tha move gives -Portland,
in. tke'Unltfed States National and the
i'lrsE National, the two ;largest- banks
ht ihe "northwest. ,' -. -J- . v.
- By, a coincidence, the comptroller of
cyrrency - (palled f octh atatement1 of
condition of all natiopai banks in the
eewttFy'Saturday morning, . Thus tn
latest lig-uree o the-two bank that
have Joined arer available-' TIM United
b'latea bfnk. .Saturday morning bad de
pustu of $ 13,7 1,0 15. and Us loans
ana raisooums sjnouotea'vYa i; 7rB,
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" J , ' Deposit Ylgnres &oom . -;:lTne
:Lumbermens National had- de
posits of. $5,517,629.47 and loana and
discounts of $4,6,52.51, The amal
gamation thus gives tha United States
bank; deposits 5 of , $2o,288,75.8, and
loans and deposits of $li,863,30u.0. '
- Tha capital, stock. of tha consolidat
ed bank wia be $ll6x,J0, and surplus
$1,090,000. . with undivided; proUta
amounting to .over $400,000. Total as
amounting 10 .over tuu,uou. Total aa - i
sets- f th.:bank,wnt ba oYer n,
ujui xrapioyes ,Setalmad ;
All the officers and employes of the
Lumbermens National are ; to ba re
tained' In the-eonsolldUon. There are
233 stockholders in the combined banc
' J.' C Alnswortb.-president -of.-th
United States National for many years,
w In mm'. itmmAr i In.flfntlAn
E. G. Crawford, president ot tha, Lum-
4, n.a sun.i
bermens bank, becomea firat vice preal-f
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dantj-:-; It. JLa'-Barnes;. nlorWlee' presto imiuotr-amuesj:- ouiira rousts ;ana
dent of the old 'United States, remeiaa Jbe -extent of the armies along ; Su
ae, vice presidents ; - rope's tragic battle-fronts. ;
" ' Tackez Is Ties Resident j'; As.:valnly, anJ audiencerthe .Oregon
Harrison B. Alnsworth. vice preal- Ovie: leagujst the -Multnomah
dent of the old United States. BM-tba.t'"-In '.eA
faame 'position-la'.' th new organlxatlon.
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rtoDert ; .w.; t iscnmeer, casmer- or toe -.r"v: " 17 r " ' -5-United
Statea. becomes vice president"? kn,owtt .VX,?
and cashier: A. 1 Tucker, cashier . of ro of Germany xnthlesa ubma
the'.Lumberroens, la made vice preal- riii "l- taM '..tA IWa4
dent together with A. M.Wright, jrv 'Th .m5n T tt- ct.A.J
ha .neen. assistant . caahier of th r?"L "JIl?. 'wl..
United State for. many.yaarC, , JftSitS
The. assistant cashiers Are W. A.j tt! T.!f,7 th.
Holt and .Paul S. Dick of the United4" 9 jVlTVrn
Statea and Graham Dukehart a M. tax7Xy ,,f ' J. rli'iSrii
ffiSLS-Sf C..Sammonof tbf .n
li 'nn l..a r. th '2 produce., ,Thera;were morig.Jt.thoae
7rTS I.?f, 4 - ASZ' Phrases, ,"Ho,r , interesting!-", -or -How
and is .ftow- training troopailn Okla-".-jfllf, . . ' , . ,
hema, preparatory to service n France.:
His position wilt be held pen,for him.
. .J AU Directors JtaUla
? The board -of .directors. Is made -up
pf. all th4 men from the boards of both
insjuutionav vine aireciorai pons let
R. Lea; Barnes, .United: States Senator
George E. Chamberlain, Roderick U
Macleay. Edward ' Ehrain and I. "W.
Wakefield or the "United 'States batik,
and George G Bingham; E." Q. Craw
ford. Dr. K. K. J. Mackensie, 'Robert
Treat Plait. Andrew I Porter nd C
S. Bussell of the-Lumbermen bank
"The consolidation Is a genuine one
of all the forces of both Institutions,"
said j: Cl Alnsworth,-president,? satf
nrday1 afternoon TAU - directors, of
ficer 'and employes of both banks are
retained. The stockholders of the com
bined bank number over f S30, 'and in
clude some- of the wealthiest and most
influentlal'dtlseni of the entire North
west. K i - ,irr ,
. linmber Zntrta Kept "
'Taken' as a wbolethey represent
a great range of -activities.' coverins
all the basic industries of this section.
The aim- of stockholders, -directors and
officers' Is not only- to build 'up a
great " InstituUon, . but to make "It. a
powerful factor in th upbuilding ' of
Portland and Its tributary -terriaory."
i The Lumbermens National bank, haa
always specialized in business .with th
lumbering- industry of the community,
end . the -greatTvotam ; of this -will be
thrown to the United States bank. It- is
predicted. C The Lumbermen bank ,.
I rounded itself w.ith a powerful -. group
1 A a. Aa 4 t K n t J . . .
"1. v-r. ;v mmici IA11U3 in in
Pacific eoast states, and these are no',
only -to' be retained In the amalgama
tion, but will'-be added to a-'opportunity
offers, according to EG. Craw-
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T ;USITANIA HORRORiONLY ONE OF ATROCITIES'
I )f y HtinsUn diver warfare acbording ,to Wesley; Ff 9$t
TTf $ United JStates consul at Queensbwn,Ifeland wha. ad--dressed
Civic, league Saturday. His descriptions of cold-blooded
rutMessness displayed by'.U-bdat comrnanders;raade auditors :
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ATROCITIES OF COYOTES OF SEA
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Con$ul-Weslev FrostTells Portland'PeopleNaxi-
ota tin j, a.4.o;wViitKCi itV'A KJ1 UC1 HC5 ..Ul JCcFing
; 7:Germarij Submarine Comrriariders - arid'treWs :
7Drowhing Women' and 'Children Slaughtereci.
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Men :,. vainly
have
"tried to7 make
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i:t ine nearta- ui aepinf 01
'maAtimmm -nf h MMt ItnrV human-
dreadfulf'
But- it was an '. elemental J gasp ' of
holror followed by a dead silence
that : greeted th lii i of a series of
stereopticon 1 vleWSi wlh which... Mr.
Frost preceded" -hlat "address." ; .- : ,:
? Bearers - Ar-' Horror 1- Stricken $-.-,
i' In life alia r before .their- 'eyes was
an open coffin ejfpairig the mutilated
features -"of ra teotheri - and . lnli. th
Summer Eeturhs7
! . - To S'ah Francisco
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San Francisco Sept'15--(:I: N. S,-U
Ntnety-four. degrees in the shade ati
1:45 .this afternoon. Y ; - ff 1
.That wa tn - record announced, ny
th weath'ef. forecaster here, and down
on the atreeta pedestrians 'moved las
Uy along, mopping their-brows ln the
scorching sun rays and wisCTng j the
weather would turn coelar.', .
'If 'It naa -sver- been . hotter-here at
thi time .of the, year than It was today
the weather man cannot recall it, And
there rs1 no' rerief-m sight. -
Plot;Led;to Injury i r
7 Of: German headers
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" : Amsterdam. Sept. 1 . ( t, N, " SO-'
Private advice from Berlin today were'J
to the effect that both Field Marshal
von - Hindenburg and his "right hand
man," General von Ludendorff. ' sus
tained th 1 injuries from -.which, they
are suffering In a train wreck which
wa- the r?sv:H r. a deliberate plot
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Same receptacle , the. .slaughtered: body
of;,ber;chUd.v; 7 , -r-v : , .
i . Th . torpedo. that lsunk! the Lust
tan la vwas aimed . at these and other
helpless ones. M 1 .V -
; In 'the? audience were women patri
otically employing- the; passing liour
by: knitting tfer the soldiers.,-;: At first
jome - of ahem seemed- morelntent
on" their stitches than on "th ' story
of ! those tor whom such- kindly 'serv
ice will be forever. fuUle.-- Bufas the
atoisr nroeeeded. - nellea Amnti-A tin.
heeded Into TOofherly -ips,-handker-
cwers -sought -etreaminy eyes. At
the burning words brought th terri
ble, scene - closer - and closer,' one
member of the audience after another,
frankly unable to -sit; unmoved- by.th
recital,', rose and lef t, theTroorh, -Oermans
.Mock Orownia ' Womear
.. It vwas staggeringly Incredible to
be, told" by an i officer ot. the .United
8tats,he .speaKJng-rrom sworn state
mental that German submarine of fl
eers .had snapped photographs-ef men
and women .and - children struggling
and sinking ana crowning in. the wind
driven, waves far from shore, and hope
of rescue, and that these officers, had
mockingly, .laughed at -t the spectacle.
i It wa - beyond belief -' that they
would, as sworn statements declared
they, did,; follow 'vessel all day; In
; (OoKiclnded oa Pare Two. Col oma One
7 3 RoomsFurnished ,
V ; N EW, TOD A Yr
.',1a Tnmlshed House , a '
I .. r i renv niceiy lurmsned home
Vi i room st -hard wood - floors.
. oriental -.rugs, lecplng-porch,
t garage. J.-.-. -
ill swap v , ; as .
? WILLr -trad Parlor: 'poof, tab 1,
for Vletrola, Grafodola,, oc what
. ha v you? . . r
: 1 '-tew oiat;v:V.."
WILL build garare to suit tenant4
'On my U. block at . th-. mnr
of and sts.. an ideal location -in
the midst of apt, houses. .
r The abov7wANT ACS -are
few- of the. hundreds of ; othe-'
ad to be found in ;Th Classified '
I Section of Today's Journal... .-,,
. ' ..sTSW TOXJAT ' - . V " - v
. Is the- heading -f the Ads that
precede. ; the - - tegular . jClassif ied t
t Want Ads. 1 Look these ads ovr
, ; and you can readily see 'why'thev'
- are called NEW TOD AT. , In thi
feature of the 'WANT -AD ectonr
a you will find bargain that the :
; Advertiser considers to be out of
-the ordinary. -Ads that are fresh, :
new -; and . of the .unusual sort.
! Somethtna;- that .-will appeal -ro;
targam hunters. - You owe it to
. your-'f to lok at tu -AD3 that
, are NL.77 TODAY. , - . ...
BOTHIOESII
STRIKE PLAYING.
SillTIIiGfti
Men in Wood Shipbuilding
PJamS Said tO Ba Making
Stand ;f or; Closed C Shop;!
wages Secondary, issue.
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LOCKOUT AT:AST0BIA
.CAUSED WALKOUT HERE
Workers in Portland Say They
; Were Disposed to Wait for :
. -, Government to; Act. ; ; ,
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Following th strike ;ef the w.oodsn
shipbuilder In ?the yard of the Wil
lamette and Columbia rivers Saturday,
both : the employer Jjtd ;tb workmen
ar. biding, their- time, ' uncertain, of
what will tranaplre: todays Tb num-
ber f ' men who went nt; 1 now esti
mated to be about J60O;- The yarn at
Atorla--those of the -WUaon Brother
and the MeEachera Interests, iwhlea
were recently bought by Majt Hpuser-f.
lost tomt "m enf n't-l'-
t.1t'ls. ttt-eaiu4tthx4lii sr
strlkinr for a loeed shop, cnJny,.J.n
wage demand ax- not , so seriously
considered by the- men.- ; : ' ' - "
; It - Is the apparent intenuon or - we
shipbuilders to resist th ' attempt, to
make, their 'yards closed bxa, ith
claim, being pur forth that there i an
ample supply of jnea at tne; present
tlm.. iV,' V. ;
-i- Bop lSintyrm JUtum r - v
E. V. Hauser f the Grant Smlth-
Porter-Guthrie ' company v which ? oper
ate larg yards; at St;: Johns, Stated
Saturday night that could 5 see, no
reason why th men. at his place ahould
go 'out. - H said: v The men are he-
ing paid union .wage and they get
paid well 4or overtime.- .W are. will
ing that they should return ta: their
ob Monday and .hope that 'they;, will
ee thelr way slear to- do; . .
.The men at the Columbia. Engineer-
in- Work at t Ltnnton' refused, to- go
ou,iauthoughMt ia tated,that three
Workmen were aiscnargea xor -iry m g
to foment trouble , In the ranks of th
workmem mi&v, ,v
; At, the. Coa?tl!hlp.bundIns comjjany
only three rmenVareai4te-TMiVe--4
their job. , j.- v- v ;t -;r., - ,
as lSeetlng- Said i t
The union men-held a. mass-meeting
Batnrdayat 'Which the entire strike
situation was discussed. - It Is 'stated
that they never .would hay atone out
at thla- time had not- th two big
yard at Astoria locked out their em
ployes. It i-was explained 1 that ' the
workmen were disposed to wait until
the; United State shipping board 'bad
been given a f ait vhanc to settle tn
difficulties. The:' International-metal
trades of f iclal,i ha i requested ithat
th " coast mentalte no action, tiU ; th
government could- act,v .
, t vt aatlmataj1 that the average
wag of th - men T now ' employed, in
th wooden ship yarn .1- ss.zb a aay.
Th pay run from $3 . to ;$7.50? Wth
SfiOO men : otft the daily loss in wage
to - them- ' Would be something . Ilk
$13,000.' . ; ' ;,;.'
, -.Hany .Tsl ,TJn45oatT ' .
- Building . or under contract, in - th
yards in the Columbia river and Wil
lamette , river'- section are ".nearly 100
vessels - of - "various roharaeter. h Th
cost of thes vessels will, it i esti
mated,' , exceed i half - million dollar
each.- Of the larger contract is that
for 20. .wooden steamers for. the gov
ernment being? undertaken 'v by the
Grant-Smith-Porter company, ;; at i th
new yard at SU. Johns. V The' company
ha just completed the lay ing of eight
ways. v
The Foundation epihpany, which has
taken a sit at the old .boneyard In
North. .Portland, baa . oontract, for 20
(GoBchided os. Pag Tea. Cotaaia One)
Nineteen 'Soldiersv v
vlnjiir
'A ' ' f... 1 ; J T4-'- aapaBsW.MBBSBSlS '".--ii.,, .. 1
Salt Lakel City, Utah, Sept. v 15.
fU--P.) Nlneteenv-aoldier wer in
jured thl- afternoon, about 4 o'clock
when; tLTi- At R. G. troop train from
Fort Logan,- Colo., collided "head-on
with' . an -east-bound . passenger r- train
two miles eart of Price, Utah. ;- It-1
aid the- soldier -war not seriously
Injured AJl. were brought to the Fort
Douglas hospital. . -
This is the first accident of a troop
train sine the United State .'entered
th war., - t v ,-: -
Goveroripf i of" Ohio y
V: becomes 'Benedict
- Chicago,; SPt- 18. (L N. 8.) Mi
Margaret- A P. Blair and Governor J.
M. Cox of Ohiq were married at 4:30
o'clock' this . afternoon. Dr. Washing
ton - Gladden of Columbus officiated.
Governor Cox was accompanied by
two of hi aide, Colonel J, Hill and
George -.Wood.-t -t , ,- -r-,---i
'The' service was held In the garden
of . th Erskine : winter . horn at Elm
hurst. -.Th ceremonies vere very sim
ple. Only about 30 guests wer pr
enC"'t -.::- " " ; :. ; -". . ' ;
- an f .. i if . ' r i. 4?!j
Russian Line Saves 7 :
Allies; Says Sns'sell
7 New'Tork, Septr;' IStV P.)-U A
thin tin nf Rnaatan MMlArfc 4- -11 -
itand between the Germany army and
disaster for the alHe. Charles Edward
Russell, member of the American eom
t ission to Ruesia, declared her to-
hitrht, . . .- . , '
I:us3ell poke at the patriotic mass
meeting of the-American Alliance for
L'v-r a-1 Democracy, of which ara-
l'--1 Coir . "rs is I : - . t. ,
(Two Editors
ForTredsoh
1 ,
Louiss Werner, and De Darkow
of Philadelphia Tageblatt
Indkted by .tX.S; Jury. , 7
v Phflsdelphla;5 Sept. 15.' (V. P.)
J Loul Werner, aged editor of th Phila
StIphialTageblatt. : nd - Dr. , MgrUn
lS&TSSL .TX7oi,ow!
ing a .uick succession of blow atruck
by th government' to suppress alleged
disloyal newspaper, v. . '
.They were indicted today by th fed
eral grand Jury en charge of treason
ou eight count. --t-
-Indictment of avles serious nature
were: returned against Herman Letnke,
business manager' of the Tageblatt;
Peter- schaetf er, president of the pub
lishing company, . - and Paul Vogel,
treasurer, ; " . ?-
The Tageblatt office wa raided by
agents 1 of the . department : of Juatlo
last -Monday evening. The men had
a hearing yesterday. i
-. .The grand Jury also returned indic
. ment, today - charging' muUny, dis
loyalty and - conspiring mgalnat j th
army against four men arrested when
leaeral agent -. raided th city So
cialist headquarters and bookstore sev
eral week ago. - ' - " A ' -
Jacob -' Baits, ? owner of larg , brew
ery Interests, wa Indicted for making
an alleged false affidavit In fUing an
exempUon 'claim. A. leading charge
against, tha Tageblatt -ia : that .news
dispatches "clipped -front. English lan
guagepaper wer "colored'' in trans
lation .on the .Tageblatt office so as
to mak them favorable to Germanyi
Th? papsr also- published 'Instruc
tions for getting letters ' to Germany
via a re-malllng agency la Sweden.
German Editor Here v
TTnderlnvestigation
'.'Information paper concerning Maxi
milian Lucke. -editor of; th Deutsche
Zeitung, a German publication of Port
land, have been sent to Washington as
the result . of investigation mad by
federal , authorities Jer. . -..: - ;
Luck was summoned and appeared
before; United.. State Attorney Clar
ence L. Reames and wa told of th
Information .which bad been: wired to
the . capital. Ream told Luck that
nev couia prepar any defense l be
wished. ' '- ' i r v
, -. Specific charge In the Inforntatlo
wre not mad public and. any subse
I quent action1 will awaltrece!Bt.xf 'A
hiaif 1 1 'iwtiwii,z . Jr. bi e
from . Washington,.
Grain Commit lie & Is'
r
:i Duein CapiMpday
U - . ; 7 7C-'
. : Washington; Sept. ll (WASHING
TON BUREAU OF THIS JOURNAL)
The grain 'Committee from the Pacifies
coast, la due to arrive' s inday after
noon and all arrangement nave been
made for a r meeting Monday with the
Nor awet .delegation .j-vbtar th sub
ject, of making a baslo price on grain
for. coast ports will b discussed from
all View-point preparatoryt an ap
peal to . th president. ; Th dat for
the Whit House appointment remains
uncertain and will not be mad until
the delegation confers with; th grain
man. :- : ;
Adjutant General y
a.?' is,uraerea touuty
4 -7-' r-'Iv' v
' Adjutant- General George Al Whit
ha been ordered . to ; duty., with ' the
forty-first Infantry division at Camp
Greene, North. Carolina, "and Wflt leave
Portland in a few days to begin active
field, service. ' - ' - , - . " -.
He" will be rated a a major, adjutant
general and assistant divisional adju
tant. " - . - " "
j Hi transfer wa ,th? result of hi
request that he be given active field
duty; with the troop during the' war.
' . , ,j ,v,r-
Gold Intended for:;
V Diver-Seized Belief
. - : , - 7 .
- Galveston, Sept it-VL Nva)---Ap-proximately
k $50,000 In : gold coin, .be
lieved to have been Intended for trans
fer to a German suhmarlna, w re
moved by custom officers .'from
Spanish steamer here today, a few
minutes before th ship was scheduled
to sail for Barcelona. .The gold, wa
hidden in a larg quantity of - ship'
tor.. Sensational . revelation are
expected from th . Investigation now
In progress. , f - ti-, . '
Presidential Yacht prtiises
- - i
Safe 'Arrival of j President arS? Mrs,-WilsoH Relieves Aiixjely
,; - .Caused by Report of Presence of Hostile ' -:i
.v-SubmarinesOff Atlantic Coastfn ' T 7 "
" New Yoifcpt.'lS-Fresident and
Mr. Wllon attended th theatr bre
tonight. When the president entered
the boxr reserved for his party- b wa
immediately recognised and b bowed
acknowledgment of;: the j cheers : that
greted .him.- - . - J ' f-
The president arrived her this aXU
ernoon.-. . ' - " 7
: Washington, Sept.', (t S.)
With" th safe arrival !:f President
wiibn''on board -th Mayflower at an
Atlantic port this afternoon, th mont
serious strain under which the navy
department and official Waabington
hove worked since the war began ha
been relieved, . - - .
The president, 'Mrs. Wilson ar i the
other mergers of the party for h cur
were crul 'Z 1.1 C very wa; s in
mm
People; Demands DeathvPen-
ralty: and -Question- Splits
; Cabinet,1ut Official State-
ment Says Political Cnsis'
was been soivea;; 4
NEW; MINISTRY TO BE-"-"
.-SATISFACTORY TO ALL
Russians: Resume" Of fensiv3
onvRiga; Front,-'Retaking
;:Twb : Towns; .'Beat Down
, Attack. on ftoumaniair Lino ;
i Germans Active bh Gulf
" Petrograa,! -Sept; '.X 5.-Gensral
Kornllpff Ja, ,iader '-arrest,, faclns
execution as a traitor. - -. , .
Hig chief" lieutenant, Loromsky.
regarded as the;, rear , train : and
soul; of the, abortive -revolt, also
has been taken lato custody, tp
gether with a number of other of
ficers devoted "to Kcrniloff. More
arrests will follow, -t - 7
, General Alexleff. -Kerensky ; new
chief .of staffs personally arrested
Kornlloff and aupervised - the , gather
ingIn of th other rebel chieftains
Alexief t ' ba telegraph! ; to ' th
premier from general army, headquar
ter that h t In complete control of
the situation. v -- j
nAn official statement ' issued- today
by. th .formation of . a. new, ministry,
satisfactory to all factions,'. It is ,b- -
lleved . that th new cabinet include -four
Constitutional Democrat s. u 4 j . -'
' Stasslaas Betake Thr Town
Rusalaa troops north of Riga ba. e
t'rnet.Jn,.rJnrt"-'.TuXa "
imrtmth.Tttm'' tow lis. Tha ok
slv continues-' - On - the Roumanian
frontier, German attack were beaten
Vii - ujr aw iiuuvvni . scions. vcriiiiii
airplane and naubmarin - displayed
marked activity In the Gulf of Riga.
forMhadowlng a resumption of - the
long - expected ': naval . drive toward
lironstadt. . - - ;-;
' Premier Kerensky is one more' l.i
ccmptei power.' tbi tnuanon at tn
frnnl an4 a , tinm im iif-a. f.wnr.Hl
than- it ha been iftmonths. Th 'Of
fensive north of Riga i being Jed 0
"Battalion of Deatbut . .
' '.With v . th - rebellion . -completely
crushed, .all ringleaMerseported under
arrest- and , th Russian- army proving
it loyalty' by. vigorous offensives on
at least two fronu, the whol nation
was j divided . today on what punish
ment should -b given the traitorous
leaders... " , , w
. t ..Dsata wsaalty Uamaaded'
VTh question-ba already split th
cabinet. t Reorganisation was still un
der .way today. - Th publie- demands
ICorniiof Cm death. , 3om of th cabi
net, holding the ' revolt ' wag entirely
bloodies and ascribing -only patriotic,
but misguided : motive to JtorniioXf,
want to ar him. i .
' Kornlloff himself . Russia's fore
most advocate of capital punishment.
He forced t Kerensky , to agree to the
institution of th death sentence again
In . th Russian army, Kornlloff has
probably decreed th xcutlon of man
soldier who - military crimes, wer
ot far less gravity than hi own or
ganised revolt, r The soldier commit-tee-insist
he shall suffer death for bis
ambitions. " - . -"-"
v -s ... ' Caarr A lavstigatd '
l It official - dispatches confirm th
capture of th rebel leaders, it ap
peared likely j thta evening , that the
government would hold1 them without
trial until th commission eht to the
front to-mvestigat all Korntlofr ac
tivities ha reported, Thi commission
1 ,now devoting- particular attention
to .charge printed in Petrograd news
paper tht. Big wa purposely sur
rendered - to the enemy, by .Kornlloff
and that stories of recent panicky re
treats of Russian troops wer manu
factured - by th lata commander-in-chief
or f hi -aide to suit- hi- own
policy and deceive th, public into be
lief that condition -wer desperately
grave. - . ,". -i.1, r .
.-..,. -.-'- '? , - y -which"
two merchant captains reported
evidence of - a hostile submarine.
It wa known that the Mayflower
was convoyed and that her speed
makes a poor ' victim - for Teuton sea
fright fulness. .-But she still wears her
whit paint She l -ene of the best
known craft, in the seven seas, a sbe
carried a . precious rfrelght. - -
Though - the navy department will
not admit it It is believed that sum
mary order were flashed to the com-mander-of
the-Mayflower to get his
tection- of a netted, harbor as fast a
the well gloomed engine of the pres-
M Mm
larnt ami mroia iwa,.:
r Th completeness of th navy prep
arations for Just this contingency was
revealed in th smoothness with wiici
Cty .a'Jrf 'oa Ff Tw.' Cclur- T:" ')